Salutatory
Salutatory , adjective
[Latin salutatorius. See Salute.]
Containing or expressing salutations; speaking a welcome; greeting; -- applied especially to the oration which introduces the exercises of the Commencements, or similar public exhibitions, in American colleges.
Salutatory , noun
1.
A place for saluting or greeting; a vestibule; a porch. [Obsolete] — Milton
2.
(American Colleges) The salutatory oration.